Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-04
NEWS.
Why Surveyor General IriSh's Nom
nation Was REJECTED.
A MOB DRIVES THE COUNTY COMMISSION
Frs OUT or lows.
The Oyster Supply in New York Be-
coming Limited.
'ioNesHoREMEH ATTACK AND BEAT A
NUMBER or MoN.uslos MEN.
Immense Ice Georges in the Della
ware River.
ESPECIAL TO THE sESTISEL.l
I'm n state of Anarchy.

In q state of Anarchy.
DENVER, Col, Feb. 8. Pagosa
Springs, the seat of Archuleta county,
is in a state of anarchy. A mob has
driven the County Commissioners
from the town, burned several houses
belonging to Commissioner Scase, and
| forced him to resign his office at the
point of a revolver. A special from
there saws: J.. B. Marti, J. II. Arch
uleta, and Mr.. Scase, the Republican
County Commissioners, were ON Jan
uary 8, unseated by the Democratic
Sheriff, named Height. The act was
perpetrated with political intent, and
the mob which followed the Sheriff,
after having accomplished the act OF
intimidation, burned a house OF Mr..
Scase at Pagosa Springs. The last act
was committed on Monday during the
absence of Scase in Denver.
Irish's Nomination Rejected.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.--The Senate
Committee on Public Lands, to which
was referred the nomination OF Charles
w. Irish OF Iowa, to be Surveyor
General of Nevada, reported yesterday,
and the nomination was rejected.
Senator Allison of Iowa moved to re-
consider the vote by which the nom
nation of Irish was rejected, and the
motion will be voted on at the next
executive meeting of the Senate.
Both Senators Jones and Fair are OPP
posing the policy of appointing nom
residents to offices in this State, and
on this ground they both opposed the
nomination of Irish.
Immense Ice Georges.
BELvIDERE, N. j. Feb. 3.-Intel-
ligence has reached here of the forma-
ton of immense ice gorges in the
Delaware river, near Shawnee, Pa.
Above the Delaware water gaps the
ice is piled up to a hight of fifty feet,
and the water has been forced out OF
its natural channel, and has over
flowed the low lands, and dwelling
houses are nearly submerged. Should
there be a sudden thaw, the destruc-
ton to property throughout the valley
would be appalling.
The Merchants Fear Delay.
New YORK, Feb. 3.-Very little
freight is being moved along the river
front this morning, and most OF the
railroad piers on the west side are still
closed. The New York Central has
$50 men at work discharging the big
facts that for the past few days have
been tied at the pier, but the progress
made is very slow. The company il
receiving all the freight offered, bur
the merchants are not shipping more
than the most stringent orders, fear
ing a delay.
Loss of Life Narrowly Avoided.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Feb. 3.-The los;
by the burning of the State Industrial
School, formerly the Western House
of Refuge, is now estimated at 800,
600. No insurance. The female de
partment of the building was erected
at a cost of $75 1000, and was totally
destroyed. A great loss OF life was
DuC narrowly avoided.
Sale of Telegraph Bonds.
New YORK, Feb. 3.-The Southern
Telegraph Company, which was sole
under foreclosure proceedings at Rich
mond, Va, on Tuesday, was bought
in the interest of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, which has
owned a majority OF the bonds fol
nearly a year.
The Oyster supply Getting short.
KEYPoRT, N. j., Feb. 3.-No oysters
or CLANS are being shipped from this
port to New York, because of the
freight handlers strike. The oyster
beds at Red Bank, Oceanic, and Fair
Hayen, are also unable to fill their
orders. They. say the supply in New
York will not last a week longer.
NOn-UniOn Men Attacked.
JERSEY Cry, Feb. "a large
crowd of striking Longshoremen at
tackled 80 nom Union men this morn
ing in Hoboken, using clubs and
bricks, and injuring a number of work
ing men seriously. No arrests.
The Stranded steamer.
SANDY Hook, Feb. 80 A.. M
Nothing has been learned as to the
name of the steamer that stranded
near here last night, nor can it be
ascertained which way she proceeded
after floating.